Biochemistry

Dehydration and Hydrolysis Reactions

Introduction

Carbon Organic Chemistry

PolymerizationPolymer- Large molecule made of many parts

Monomer- Subunit or building block for Polymer

Breaking and Forming PolymersDehydration Synthesis take water outJoining monomers to add polymers by adding water

Hydrolysisbreak using waterBreaking polymers into monomers by adding water

Dehydration SynthesisMonosaccharidesDisaccharidePolysaccharide

Dehydration Synthesis

Dehydration SynthesisSmall molecules are joined together to form larger moleculesEnergy is usedWater is releasedH2O

Dehydration SynthesisSmall molecules are joined together to form larger moleculesEnergy is usedWater is released

Hydrolysis

HydrolysisLarge molecules are broken apart to produce smaller moleculesEnergy is releasedWater is used to split the bond H2O

HydrolysisLarge molecules are broken apart to produce smaller moleculesEnergy is releasedWater is used to split the bond

Protein formationHydrolysis or Dehydration?MonomerAmino Acid

PolymerPolypeptide

BondPeptide

Protein formationHydrolysis or Dehydration?

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